In the autumn of 1566, the Parliament of England gathered at the Palace of Westminster in London. The session was fraught ...

Despite Henry VIII’s attempts, only four of his children reached adulthood, with just one being a legitimate son. For Henry VIII’s three surviving legitimate children—Mary, Elizabeth, and ...

King Henry VIII remains one of England's most famous kings. His nearly four-decade reign marked a period of huge change for the country, and the complications of his line of succession would ...

The Act Respecting the Oath to the Succession 1534 was an extension which demanded loyalty to the new heirs and to Henry as Head of the Church. This indicates a clear discontent within the Tudor ...

Indeed, Catherine played another significant role: family mender. Henry had a complicated relationship with his children and even removed his daughters from the line of succession.

The six wives of Henry VIII take center stage in a smash musical that retells their turbulent life (and death) stories. Here’s the history behind the hit.

In real life the monarch had two more wives, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr, and throughout all his marriages Henry VIII was keen to secure his line of succession. But how many children did the ...

Henry VIII: Britain’s most famous king. Big, bold and brash, he is the epitome of 'Merrie England'. Ruling between 1509 and 1547, his marriages to a succession of six women became something of a ...

Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance reprise their roles as Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell in this Wolf Hall sequel. Learn why critics are raving. #WolfHallPBS:The Mirror and the Light ...

Henry VIII's 'secret sons' born before Edward VI who were never in line of succession The infamous King had several children born of different women - and only three were born in wedlock.

A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London centers on the lives and legends of the famous six wives of Henry VIII.